Reading Oscar Wilde

Preparatory to Anything Else: What We Do When We Read

1. Life as a Brand

2. Making Performative Art

3. The Integrity of Wilde's Short Fiction

4. Fifty Shades of Dorian Gray

5. Establishing a Dramatic Presence: Wilde's Plays of the Early Nineties

6. Realizing "The Vital Importance of Being Earnest"

7. Aesthetic Occasions: Wilde's Poetry

8. Blueprint of Creativity: Wilde's Essays, Letters, and Miscellany

9. Conclusion: "The Only Thing Worse Than Being Talked About Is Not Being Talked About"

A Chronology of Important Dates in Oscar Wilde's Life

Appendix: John Ruskin, Walter Pater, and Art for Art's Sake

Bibliography

Filmography

Index

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• Estudos literários: c 1800 a c 1900
• Teorias literárias

Oscar Wilde, Poetry, Irish Literature, Irish Poetry